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Cusseta–Chattahoochee Commission approves several conditional‑use permits allowing mobile homes and a tiny home
Summary
After public hearings, the county commission unanimously approved conditional‑use permits for five property owners and one tiny‑home request, subject to standard county zoning, health‑department approvals and, where required, Planning & Zoning plat signing.
The Commission of the Unified Government of Cusseta–Chattahoochee County approved a set of conditional‑use permits this month that will allow several property owners to install mobile homes or, in one case, build a small stick‑built (tiny) home.
At a called meeting on Feb. 27 the board unanimously approved requests for 454 Old Louvale Rd., 201 Massey Rd., 711 GA Hwy 26, 109 Nelson St., and 136 Patty Dr. Planning & Zoning had recommended approval for each item after reviewing the county checklist and, in some cases, the health‑department septic inspections.
The applicants and conditions: the board approved Walter Miller’s request to plat 1.35 acres from a 52‑acre tract so a long‑term tenant may occupy a mobile home; Mia and Derico Countryman were cleared to build a small stick‑built home on 201 Massey Rd. after a perk test reportedly passed; Julie and Jerome Wooten received approval to place a mobile home on an 18.11‑acre parcel, subject to required permits and inspections; Sierra Smith received permission to tear down an unsafe stick‑built home on 109 Nelson St. and replace it with a mobile home (the approval requires removal of the existing structure and health‑department clearance); and Curtis Stroud Jr. was approved to replace an old mobile home with a newer one on 136 Patty Dr. where the lot size fell below the ordinance threshold.
All approvals were conditioned on compliance with county zoning ordinances, the county building and flood codes cited by staff, and any health‑department or setback requirements. Planning & Zoning remains responsible for signing plats where required. The board’s motions and votes were recorded as unanimous where noted in the minutes.
The CUPs originated in public hearings held Feb. 24. Planning & Zoning members told the commission that county zoning language had the practical effect of making conditional‑use permits necessary in some cases where the original intent was more limited; Brent Ingersoll of Planning & Zoning said one application proceeded only because the parcel did not meet the state’s one‑acre septic threshold. Chairman Charles Coffey emphasized the board’s need to be consistent: “We aren’t trying to be difficult; we are trying to be fair for everyone,” he said during the work session debate about whether to act sooner on some permits.
County Manager Thomas Weaver urged applicants to confirm health‑department requirements before investing in homes. For one applicant he flagged a procedural timing issue: the county’s public‑notice sign must be posted within a 15–45 day window before a hearing; staff told the commission they were checking that requirement in one case.
Next steps: approved applicants must obtain any required building permits, health‑department clearances and, where applicable, a signed plat from Planning & Zoning before occupying or placing units on the parcels. The minutes show no appeals or contested votes at the Feb. 27 meeting; any future legal challenges were discussed as a potential risk by commissioners during the Feb. 24 work session.
The decisions were recorded in the minutes of the Feb. 27 called meeting and the Feb. 24 public hearings. The commission’s formal resolutions and affidavits referencing relevant O.C.G.A. open‑meetings provisions were entered into the record.
